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Raytheon Awarded Taiwan Patriot Support Deal

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Monday, September 14th, 2009

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Raytheon [RTN] has been awarded $26.9 million for technical assistance in support of Taiwan's Patriot Air and Missile Defense System. This award from the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command represents the additional funding required for in-country support as a result of the ahead-of-schedule completion of Configuration-3 upgrades. It is a modification to a technical assistance contract awarded in 2008. "We're very pleased that the upgrades are happening on an accelerated timeline. This will provide Taiwan with an enhanced level…

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